Does anyone know how to change the workgroup name in the RTM?
The change button is greyed out for me.
How to change workgroup name in RTM?
Started By Mastiha, Apr 06 2011 07:18 AM
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Posted 06 April 2011 - 10:57 AM
Reinstall WHS2011.
Since the server on install is setup with AD certificate services running by default. So you are not allowed to change it once its set. You could remove the role then change the name then reinstall the role, but that is a lot of restarts. IMO it would be easier to just to change the clients to use WORKGROUP instead. next easiest would be a reinstall and using the proper workgroup name.
Since the server on install is setup with AD certificate services running by default. So you are not allowed to change it once its set. You could remove the role then change the name then reinstall the role, but that is a lot of restarts. IMO it would be easier to just to change the clients to use WORKGROUP instead. next easiest would be a reinstall and using the proper workgroup name.
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Posted 06 April 2011 - 01:05 PM
Why the need to change the name?
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Posted 06 April 2011 - 05:42 PM
Because I have about 15 odd devices currently setup as MSHOME and it would have been easier to change one workgroup instead of 15.
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Posted 06 April 2011 - 06:18 PM
This comes from a post in a forum on the Microsoft site:
"When the setup gets to the part where you are asked to name it, simply hit SHIFT-F10
you'll get a command prompt.
Type "control system" and press enter
use the system control panel that pops up to change the workgroup name but leave the server name and everything else alone.
close the window, don't reboot the system. Continue with the setup, and once it's all going you'll have that workgroup name and the certificates in certificate services will be named properly too so you don't have to re-build that junk after the fact, which is possible as well but a real PITA."
WHS uses a server role which doesn't permit the server name or workgroup to be changed post-installation. However, the only thing you lose is having the server appear in network neighborhood. You can still access it by name.
"When the setup gets to the part where you are asked to name it, simply hit SHIFT-F10
you'll get a command prompt.
Type "control system" and press enter
use the system control panel that pops up to change the workgroup name but leave the server name and everything else alone.
close the window, don't reboot the system. Continue with the setup, and once it's all going you'll have that workgroup name and the certificates in certificate services will be named properly too so you don't have to re-build that junk after the fact, which is possible as well but a real PITA."
WHS uses a server role which doesn't permit the server name or workgroup to be changed post-installation. However, the only thing you lose is having the server appear in network neighborhood. You can still access it by name.
Windows 7 Desktop - Antec 100 Case, Intel D8H67BL, OCZ 550W PSU, Intel i3-530 CPU w/16GB G-Skill DDR3 1333 RAM
Server 2012 - Fractal Arc Midi, CoolerMaster M600 PSU, ASUS P8H67V, Intel i5-2500 CPU w/32GBG-Skill DDR3 1333 RAM, 90 GIG OCZ SSD OS Drive – Roles: Hyper-V (WHS-SharePoint-DC-SQL-Exchange-WSE 2012), Print Server - Rocket RAID 2720 5x2TB
HTPC Build - Silverstone GD05 Case, ASUS P7H55-M PRO, CoolerMaster M600W PSU, Intel i3-530 CPU w/4GB G-Skill DDR3 1333 RAM. OCZ 60GB SSD Drive for the OS with a 120GB WD 2.5" Blue drive for data storage.
Travel Laptop: Dell XPSL502X 15.6"
Server 2012 - Fractal Arc Midi, CoolerMaster M600 PSU, ASUS P8H67V, Intel i5-2500 CPU w/32GBG-Skill DDR3 1333 RAM, 90 GIG OCZ SSD OS Drive – Roles: Hyper-V (WHS-SharePoint-DC-SQL-Exchange-WSE 2012), Print Server - Rocket RAID 2720 5x2TB
HTPC Build - Silverstone GD05 Case, ASUS P7H55-M PRO, CoolerMaster M600W PSU, Intel i3-530 CPU w/4GB G-Skill DDR3 1333 RAM. OCZ 60GB SSD Drive for the OS with a 120GB WD 2.5" Blue drive for data storage.
Travel Laptop: Dell XPSL502X 15.6"
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Posted 12 May 2011 - 04:03 PM
For me, that's an epic fail. I won't use it if it can't be found in network neighborhood. That said, thank you very much for the tip; HSS forums to the rescue, againHowever, the only thing you lose is having the server appear in network neighborhood. You can still access it by name.
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Posted 13 May 2011 - 04:14 PM
Tried it. It worked. Like it. Thanks again."When the setup gets to the part where you are asked to name it, simply hit SHIFT-F10
you'll get a command prompt.
Type "control system" and press enter
use the system control panel that pops up to change the workgroup name but leave the server name and everything else alone.
close the window, don't reboot the system. Continue with the setup, and once it's all going you'll have that workgroup name and the certificates in certificate services will be named properly too so you don't have to re-build that junk after the fact, which is possible as well but a real PITA."
If at first you don't succeed, do it like your mother told you.
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